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=Close but Clear=
:1. For the director. On the gittith. A psalm by David.
:2. YHWH, our lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth,
:you whose glory is bestowed on the heavens!
:3. Out of the mouths of nursing children, you have founded a fortress,
:because of your adversaries,
:in order to put an end to a vengeful enemy.
:4. When I see your heavens, that which your fingers made,
:the moon and stars which you have established,
:5. what is mankind that you should consider them,
:or a human being, that you should be mindful of him?
:6. And you caused him to lack being a heavenly being by a little,
:and you crowned him with honour and majesty.
:7. You caused him to rule that which your hands made.
:You placed everything under his feet.
:8. Sheep and goats and cattle – all of them,
:and even wild animals,
:9. birds in the sky and fish in the sea,
: that which traverses the paths of the sea.
:10. YHWH, our lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
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Latest revision as of 22:00, 27 December 2022

Close but Clear

1. For the director. On the gittith. A psalm by David.
2. YHWH, our lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth,
you whose glory is bestowed on the heavens!
3. Out of the mouths of nursing children, you have founded a fortress,
because of your adversaries,
in order to put an end to a vengeful enemy.
4. When I see your heavens, that which your fingers made,
the moon and stars which you have established,
5. what is mankind that you should consider them,
or a human being, that you should be mindful of him?
6. And you caused him to lack being a heavenly being by a little,
and you crowned him with honour and majesty.
7. You caused him to rule that which your hands made.
You placed everything under his feet.
8. Sheep and goats and cattle – all of them,
and even wild animals,
9. birds in the sky and fish in the sea,
that which traverses the paths of the sea.
10. YHWH, our lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Other Versions